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The Doctors: The Archive was a Doctor Who-themed issue of the Daily Mirror newspaper's so-called "bookazine collection". It presented a number of different Who-related photographs from the Mirror's archive of images.

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When Doctor Who first hit our TV screens in 1963 it was an instant hit. But nobody could have predicted at the time that it would go on to become a television phenomenon that is still commanding millions of viewers 50 years on. Featuring rare and exclusive pictures from the Mirror archives, this celebratory special edition looks back at five decades of time-travel and the 11 Doctors and numerous companions that have shaped one of Britain's best loved programmes. It's a souvenir any Doctor Who devotee will treasure.

The Cybermen were designed by 25 year old Alexandra Tynan (using her maiden name Sandra Reid) in about an hour after discussion with Kit Pedler.

The 1967 Blue Peter design-a-monster-competition attracted some 250,000 entries. The winning designs were the Steel Octopus (created by Karen Dag), the Hypnotron (created by Paul Worrall) and the Aqua Man (created by Steven Thompson). Unlike the Abzorbaloff, none of the winners designs appeared in the TV series.

Officially known as the Alien, the Whomobile was privately commissioned by Jon Pertwee from car customiser Peter Farries. The vehicle was capable of speeds in excess of 100mph and was equipped with a computer, TV, telephone and stereo.

A miscalculation of £250,000 in the accounting meant that The Dark Dimension project would have been lucky to make a break-even figure rather than any profit (even after figuring in merchandise and video sales).

Ratings for the Doctor Who movie were an impressive 9.1 million in the UK but against opposition from the final Roseanne in America gained only 5.6 million and was not deemed successful enough at the time to take up the option of a series.